Mark Angel
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Hi folks,
Greetings from New Zealand.
Newbie and audio guy here. Be gentle.
I'm looking for some advice and info regarding USB image capture for live video to projector screen.
Background: I run a small music school here in NZ and twice a year we put on student shows. They are kinda mini rock shows so we try to make them as rock 'n' roll as possible. The stage is very bland so we've started to get into lighting and set design and the next step is to use video.
Where we're up to: The last couple of times we've run shows we've projected some abstract video loops on the white background of the stage to give a bit of colour and motion. Loops from www.freeloops.tv dropped into Powerpoint and run in a loop on the venue's data projector.
The latest step: At our last show we experimented with a camera on the drummer. Many of our drum students are quite young and their supporters, friends and family may struggle to see them behind the kit. We used a domestic video camera connected into one of the projector's inputs. At appropriate times we used the remote control to switch inputs on the projector to show the drummer cam. It works but it's clunky, and not slick.
The next step: I've been playing with OBS and Vmix. My idea is to have two cameras on stage (again, they will be just domestic camcorders) at present, into a laptop, and use OBS or Vmix to output to the projector. That way we can seemlessly switch between our video loops, a Music School logo, and either of the two cameras.
Where I need help: I have a cheapo USB video capture interface on a laptop. I've setup OBS and Vmix to display our video loops and a camera. It's really a domestic convert-your-VHS-tapes-to-PC capture device. It's not great quality but kinda works. I'm looking for something better that a) won't break the bank (we have zero budget), and can possibly handle two or more camera inputs. (Or two devices that can both run at the same time).
Video loops are 16:9, cameras are 16:9, projector is 16:9, but the USB capture card is really low res at 16:9. It's best resolution is at 4:3
Tech kit is typically 25% to 50% more expensive over here than in the US and Europe and budget is a serious consideration for us. This is essentially a nice-to-have project.
Thoughts, suggestions, comments, very gratefully welcomed, particularly around video capture devices and/or alternatives to OBS and Vmix.
Still learning...
Cheers!
Mark
Greetings from New Zealand.
Newbie and audio guy here. Be gentle.
I'm looking for some advice and info regarding USB image capture for live video to projector screen.
Background: I run a small music school here in NZ and twice a year we put on student shows. They are kinda mini rock shows so we try to make them as rock 'n' roll as possible. The stage is very bland so we've started to get into lighting and set design and the next step is to use video.
Where we're up to: The last couple of times we've run shows we've projected some abstract video loops on the white background of the stage to give a bit of colour and motion. Loops from www.freeloops.tv dropped into Powerpoint and run in a loop on the venue's data projector.
The latest step: At our last show we experimented with a camera on the drummer. Many of our drum students are quite young and their supporters, friends and family may struggle to see them behind the kit. We used a domestic video camera connected into one of the projector's inputs. At appropriate times we used the remote control to switch inputs on the projector to show the drummer cam. It works but it's clunky, and not slick.
The next step: I've been playing with OBS and Vmix. My idea is to have two cameras on stage (again, they will be just domestic camcorders) at present, into a laptop, and use OBS or Vmix to output to the projector. That way we can seemlessly switch between our video loops, a Music School logo, and either of the two cameras.
Where I need help: I have a cheapo USB video capture interface on a laptop. I've setup OBS and Vmix to display our video loops and a camera. It's really a domestic convert-your-VHS-tapes-to-PC capture device. It's not great quality but kinda works. I'm looking for something better that a) won't break the bank (we have zero budget), and can possibly handle two or more camera inputs. (Or two devices that can both run at the same time).
Video loops are 16:9, cameras are 16:9, projector is 16:9, but the USB capture card is really low res at 16:9. It's best resolution is at 4:3
Tech kit is typically 25% to 50% more expensive over here than in the US and Europe and budget is a serious consideration for us. This is essentially a nice-to-have project.
Thoughts, suggestions, comments, very gratefully welcomed, particularly around video capture devices and/or alternatives to OBS and Vmix.
Still learning...
Cheers!
Mark
